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Effect of Educational Guidelines on Nurses' Knowledge and Practice Regarding Cesarean Section Site Infection in Tertiary Care Hospital Lahore

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Saba Nazir Department of Nursing, Lahore School of Nursing, The University of Lahore.Pakistan
Kabir Ozigi Abdullahi Department of Nursing, Lahore School of Nursing, The University of Lahore.Pakistan
Muhammad Afzal Department of Nursing, Lahore School of Nursing, The University of Lahore.Pakistan
Sadia Khan Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, The University of Lahore.Pakistan
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the effect of educational Guidelines on the knowledge and practice of nurses regarding cesarean section site infection. Study Design: Quasi-experimental study Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tertiary Care Hospital, Pakistan from December 2021 to April 2022. Materials and Methods: Thirty six registered nurses were selected by convenience sampling from tertiary care hospital Lahore according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. A structured questionnaire was used to evaluate the pre-post data that contained 25 MCQ-based knowledge questions and 25 items containing like rt scale were used to assess the level of practice of nurses before and after guidelines-based educational intervention. Results: A positive effect of educational guidelines on improving the knowledge and practice of nurses about cesarean section site infection (7.16±2.11; 52.61±7.73) (19.72±2.30; 92.08±4.52) in post-test respectively with a statistically significant p-value (P-value <0.001). Conclusion: The education of nurses by educational guidelines has a significant effect on improving nurses' knowledge and practice about cesarean section site infection.
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Page(s) 30-33
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Published Journal: Medical Forum, Volume: 33, Issue: 10, Year: 2022

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Keywords
Knowledge, Nurses, Cesarean Section, Surgical site infection, Professional practice
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